Persecution

Hebrews 13:3-“Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.”

What does the word persecution mean to you?

Take a moment to think about it. What does it look like for you? What does it taste like? What do you see? What do you hear?

Do you have that feeling?
Good.

Remember it.

• It is a fact that 1 person every 3 minutes dies because they will not deny Christ.
• 16,000,000 REPORTED die each year.

It’s more then just statistics. These are fellow brothers and sisters in Christ we’re talking about.

These are men and women with family, and dreams of having Grandchildren. These are youth who alongside Grandfathers refuse to deny their Father.

We think we have to have faith in America. People call us names. OH NO. How dare someone call us a “bible lover.” We’re dying here in America, it’s true, but we are dying from a dry faith. Why is the church overseas so strong? Persecution. Through the testings and trials, they do not stop proclaiming the grace and love of Our Father.

Open your eyes today. Realize how blessed you are to live in a country with rights and freedoms to profess your belief freely and openly.

 

All because of Jesus

Today it seems like everything has not gone as I have expected it. It is easy for me to become angry at why things are happening, and then I am reminded of the blessing of life. I do not want to take each day for granted. Each day is a gift from our father. Although my day was far from amazing, I was reminded of a passage that was read at Frontline last night. It is found in Colossians 1:15-17. Then, I remembered that we who believe on Jesus are held by a greater God. He has been around for forever, and He holds EVERYTHING together. No matter what you face today, the very same God that is making the earth spin is holding you in His arms. I will leave you with that verse.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.